With nine minutes remaining in the first half, the game turned aggressive, as Fabre intentionally fouled Kendray Evans.

With Fabre out of the game in foul trouble, Griffin carried the Tarpons on his back.

He defended the basket aggressively and showcased a 15-foot jump shot that put his team up 21-16.

"Our team did a good job rebounding the basketball all game, and we had to because those guys are strong, and they will eat you alive on the offensive boards," Callais said.

Then Braves guard Troy Jackson answered with two big plays. Jackson made a layup with three minutes remaining and followed it with another layup at the buzzer.

"During halftime, I ripped into the team because things like that can't happen, especially if we played out butts off defensively almost the entire first half," Callais said.

As the second half started, Griffin showed the Braves defense that he could step outside and hit the 3-point basket. The power forward gave the Tarpons a three-point lead early in the second half.

With the game resting squarely on the shoulders of the Tarpons' free-throw shooting, forward Bryan Jackson watched four opportunities fall short, as he could not find his touch from the charity stripe.

"One thing that we will have to work on is our free-throw shooting as a team," Callais said.

With his team down 61-53 with less than a minute left in the game, Troy Jackson tried to rally the Braves with a four-point play, cutting the Tarpons' lead to 61-57.

With less than 30 seconds remaining, Byran Jackson sealed the win for South Lafourche with a pair of free throws.

<p>THIBODAUX -- South Lafourche High School escaped the athleticism of the H.L. Bourgeois Braves for a 66-59 win Thursday night in E.D. White Catholic Summer Basketball League play.</p><p>In the teams' earlier meeting, the Tarpons used quick pick-and-roll sets and strong shooting from 3-point range to slip past the Braves, 61-53.</p><p>Thursday's first half showcased both teams' strong guard play. But the Tarpons were without their top combo guard Greg Terrebonne.</p><p>"The doctors advised my staff that it would be best if Greg didn't play because of a back injury," South Lafourche coach Brain Callais said.</p><p>With Terrebonne out, the Tarpons relied on guard Joel Fabre's penetration of the Braves' defense and forward Taylor Griffin's defensive rebounding and jump shots.</p><p>With nine minutes remaining in the first half, the game turned aggressive, as Fabre intentionally fouled Kendray Evans.</p><p>With Fabre out of the game in foul trouble, Griffin carried the Tarpons on his back.</p><p>He defended the basket aggressively and showcased a 15-foot jump shot that put his team up 21-16.</p><p>"Our team did a good job rebounding the basketball all game, and we had to because those guys are strong, and they will eat you alive on the offensive boards," Callais said.</p><p>Then Braves guard Troy Jackson answered with two big plays. Jackson made a layup with three minutes remaining and followed it with another layup at the buzzer.</p><p>"During halftime, I ripped into the team because things like that can't happen, especially if we played out butts off defensively almost the entire first half," Callais said.</p><p>As the second half started, Griffin showed the Braves defense that he could step outside and hit the 3-point basket. The power forward gave the Tarpons a three-point lead early in the second half.</p><p>With the game resting squarely on the shoulders of the Tarpons' free-throw shooting, forward Bryan Jackson watched four opportunities fall short, as he could not find his touch from the charity stripe.</p><p>"One thing that we will have to work on is our free-throw shooting as a team," Callais said.</p><p>With his team down 61-53 with less than a minute left in the game, Troy Jackson tried to rally the Braves with a four-point play, cutting the Tarpons' lead to 61-57.</p><p>With less than 30 seconds remaining, Byran Jackson sealed the win for South Lafourche with a pair of free throws.</p>